Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismBuddhist meditation covers both meditative concentration and the Zen school, arriving in Vietnam from the early Common Era and thriving under the Lý and Trần.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyAnnual palaces carry the exact earthly branch of the year, while annual stars are placed by that year's stem and branch.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu, one newly born yin line beneath five yang lines, speaks of sudden encounters and how to spot a new shoot while it is still small.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe First White Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars governs wealth, fame and intelligence in good positions, but disputes and illness in bad ones.
Updated 5 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe three Chan lineages of the Lý era: Tì Ni Đa Lưu Chi, Vô Ngôn Thông and Thảo Đường. Their origins, transmission and how scholars read them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › MBTIIntroverted Intuition (Ni) in the MBTI explained: its meaning, how it works, how it shows up across personality types, and how to recognize it.
Updated 19 Jul 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresEmperor Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue) led the Tay Son movement and crushed 290,000 Qing troops at Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da in 1789.
Updated 14 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe 11th Da Lat Flower Festival 2026 runs December 19 to 31 under the theme "Da Lat, a Harmony of Flowers and Music", opening at Lam Vien Square.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiHow the four Earthly Branches in a Ba Tu chart combine, clash, punish, or harm one another, read by palace position and links to Dai Van and Luu Nien.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTieu han is placed by the trine group of the birth year branch, nguyet han by birth month and hour, with notes on where Tu Vi schools differ.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThạch Lựu Mộc is the nay am of Canh Thân 1980 and Tân Dậu 1981, a Wood element with a rocky essence. It feeds Fire and draws from Water.
Updated 16 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTruong Luu Thuy is the Na Am of Nham Thin and Quy Ty years, a Water element like a long flowing river, shaping flexible and profound traits.
Updated 29 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresOld histories tell how Triệu Quang Phục withdrew to the Dạ Trạch marsh, raided the Liang army by night and later took the title Triệu Việt Vương.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefDa Nang's largest Buddhist festival, Quan The Am at Ngu Hanh Son runs each second lunar month and is national intangible cultural heritage.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiVan Xuong Quy Nhan is found by day stem to yield one branch, but its weight depends on thap than and position, not a promise of exam success.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingIn Mai Hoa Dich So, the trigram without the moving line is ti (the querent) and the trigram with the moving line is yong (the matter).
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefRamưwan, the month of fasting and prayer of the Chăm Bà Ni: grave visiting, ancestral offerings and the retreat of the dignitaries at the mosque.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyDa La Star is one of Zi Wei Dou Shu's Six Malefic Stars, governing stagnation, entanglement and hidden obstacles, with meanings across the 12 palaces.
Updated 15 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui stonesAn overview of feng shui stones: concepts, how to choose stones for your Five Elements destiny and zodiac sign, meanings of popular stones, and care tips.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThiền uyển tập anh records lives and verses of Vietnamese Chan masters of the Lý and Trần eras; scholars now read it as a deliberate arrangement.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyLoc Ton is the Yin Earth wealth star heading the 12-star Loc Ton cycle, always flanked by Kinh Duong and Da La. Here is how it is placed by birth stem.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 28 Da Quo in the I Ching: its structure, meaning, and guidance for handling extraordinary pressure when a heavy burden overwhelms a weak foundation.
Updated 21 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe hexagram Fire over Heaven (Da You) in the I Ching symbolizes great prosperity, and its lessons center on staying humble and keeping a bright mind.
Updated 23 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingExplore Hexagram 26 (Shan Tian Da Xu) in the I Ching: its symbolism, judgment, the meaning of inner accumulation, and practical applications in work and life.
Updated 21 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe Hue Imperial City sits on the north bank of the Perfume River, using Ngu Binh Mountain as its front screen and Hen and Da Vien islets as its flanks.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stonesA guide to cleansing feng shui crystals using moonlight, saltwater, smoke, and other safe methods, plus notes on which techniques suit specific stone types.
Updated 27 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiBa Tu reads marriage through the spouse star and the spouse palace at the day branch, plus how that branch combines or clashes with major and annual luck.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsCan Chi pairs the Ten Heavenly Stems with the Twelve Earthly Branches to record years, months, days and hours in the traditional East Asian calendar.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsĐịa Chi is a system of 12 symbols, from Rat to Pig, used to mark time, direction and relationships in East Asian calendrics and the Stem-Branch cycle.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsWild sunflowers bloom on Chu Dang Ya volcano in Gia Lai from mid-October to November, tied to a festival week and the culture of the local Jrai people.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiFeng shui for west-facing houses: the Yang Metal element, who it suits, and how colors, materials and plants ease harsh afternoon sun.
Updated 16 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiSouth-facing houses belong to the Fire element and suit the West group. See how furniture and colors balance the five elements.
Updated 7 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiEast-facing houses belong to the Wood element, suited to Wood and Fire and to Chấn or Tốn trigrams. Note the limits on Metal and balance the five elements.
Updated 30 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiNorth-facing houses belong to the Water element, suited to Water or Metal people, while Wood, Fire and Earth owners need colors and objects that harmonize.
Updated 24 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiFu Yin, Fan Yin, He Shi, Lian Zhu San Ban Gua and Qi Xing Da Jie: how each forms on the Xuan Kong Flying Star chart and why it is auspicious or inauspicious.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 34, Lei Tian Da Zhuang, covers great strength and its limits, with its structure, Judgment, six line texts and lessons on conduct.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stonesGemstones tied to each Western zodiac sign and the symbolic meanings behind them, based on Western astrological tradition blended with gemstone customs.
Updated 8 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiA northwest-facing house belongs to the Qian trigram and the Metal element, suiting Earth and Metal people while Fire needs care.
Updated 20 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiExplore the feng shui significance of the southwest-facing house: the relationship corner, compatible elements, remedies, and key layout considerations.
Updated 30 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsThon Cao incense village in Hung Yen is Northern Vietnam's largest incense-making craft village, its 18th-century craft tied to ancestress Dao Thi Khuong.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BuddhismSun Moon Lamp Light Buddha is the last of twenty thousand Buddhas sharing one title in the Lotus Sutra's opening chapter.
Updated 16 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Updated 1 Jul 2026Culture and belief
CelebritiesKorean-born singer, actress, and TV host active in the Vietnamese entertainment industry
CelebritiesMerited Artist, veteran comedy actor, famous for the role of Táo Giao Thông in the program Gặp nhau cuối năm